Julia Ayrault, Grace VanSlooten, and Theryn Hallock all capture all-league accolades.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Three Michigan State women's basketball players were honored with All-Big Ten accolades, as voted on by both the league's 18 coaches and the media, and announced by the conference office Tuesday.
Graduate guard/forward Julia Ayrault was named to second team by both the coaches and the media. Junior forward Grace VanSlooten joined Ayrault with second-team honors by both the coaches and the media, while junior guard Theryn Hallock earned honorable mention honors by both the coaches and the media.
Ayrault, a native of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, earned her second All-Big Ten accolade during her sixth season with the Spartans. She captured second-team honors after being named to the first team last season. Ayrault is second on MSU in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game. She also tied for seventh in blocks, averaging 1.46 bpg. Ayrault has scored in double figures 26 times this season.
VanSlooten, a native of Toledo, Ohio, captured her first All-Big Ten honor when she was named to the second team. She garnered All-Pac 12 honorable mention honors as both a freshman and a sophomore while at Oregon. VanSlooten currently leads the Spartans in scoring, averaging 15.6 ppg. She is currently fourth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.533). VanSlooten has played in 28 games this season, starting 20.
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Hallock, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, earned her first All-B1G honor with honorable mention honors this season. She is currently third on the team in scoring, averaging 13.9 ppg. Hallock has played in all 29 games this season, starting 25. Last season, Hallock became just the second Spartan to earn Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year honors after All-American Kalisha Keane was voted Sixth Player of the Year during the 2009-10 season.
Graduate guard Nyla Hampton was MSU's representative for the Big Ten Sportsmanship award.
USC's JuJu Watkins captured Big Ten Player of the Year honors by the both coaches and the media. Ohio State's Jaloni Cambridge and Michigan's Olivia Olson were named Co-Freshman of the Year by both the coaches, while Cambridge earned the award from media. UCLA's Lauren Betts was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the coaches and the media. UCLA's Janiah Barker captured Sixth Player of the Year honors. USC's Lindsay Gottlieb garnered Coach of the Year honors by both the media and the coaches.
No. 6-seeded Michigan State earned a bye in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana. MSU will face either No. 11 seed Iowa or No. 14 seed Wisconsin. The Spartans will begin action on Thursday, March 6 at approximately 9 p.m. or 25 minutes after the previous game, and will be televised on BTN.
Three Spartans Earn All-Big Ten Accolades - Michigan State University Athletics
Three Michigan State women's basketball players were honored with All-Big Ten accolades, as voted on by both the league's 18 coaches and the media, and annou...
